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Mar 9, 2021
2 min

You Can Still Save This Academic Year. Do You Want To?

If you don't want to hear about another plan, I get it 100%. But if you want to save the academic year, you can and still get a summer break

Feb 16, 2021
3 min

Learning When to Let Go is a Parenting Skill

It is our job as parents to take our children from 0 to ready to face the world in about 15 years. The sooner we teach independence and...

Feb 12, 2021
3 min

That Child Who Can't Stand to Lose

Competition comes with two big emotions that can be hard to control. How can we help our child to win well and lose better?

Feb 2, 2021
2 min

Bored Children = Bad Parenting?

Children absolutely should experience boredom sometimes. It is just as important for their development and being busy.

Jan 12, 2021
2 min

What Are We Teaching our Children about Cultural Insults?

Teaching our children about micro-insults can foster negative feelings between friends. We need to be more intentional about how we teach it

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

Please Leave Young Children Out of This

Why are children learning to code and memorizing the periodic table by age 5? Let's think realistically about what we are doing here.

Dec 14, 2020
4 min

Protect Your Loved Ones...I Mean Legally

Multicultural families are often raising their children alone. This makes us vulnerable. How can we protect our loved ones no matter what?

Dec 8, 2020
4 min

And so it Begins

Today, I am so excited to "turn on" the OPEN sign for my new parent coaching practice. Here is the story of how it came together.

Nov 17, 2020
3 min

Working vs Stay at Home Moms and the Economy

How does a personal decision like returning to work affect the economy? And what about stay at home moms? It is a busy beehive either way.

Nov 10, 2020
3 min

Healthy Competition is a Life Skill. It Should Be Taught and Practiced.

Competition is innate and it is here to stay. As parents and educators, how do we teach out children about healthy competition?

Oct 28, 2020
2 min

Culturally Savvy: Mouled El Naby

The resemblance in the way humans celebrate around the world is hard to miss. It highlights and respects a core human need to belong, gather

Oct 15, 2020
3 min

Little Things That Heal; The "Me-Minute"

We are all spread thin. Pulled in all directions nonstop. Maybe we can't take a vacation now, but how about 1 minute. A healing "me-minute"

Oct 8, 2020
2 min

Need Help Dealing With Constant Change? Hire A Toddler.

Our ever changing world is frustrating, depleting, and exceedingly stressful, but we're wired to survive. We've got what it takes to succeed

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Can Our Children Learn Without Computers? Revisiting Unplugged Learning

We depend too much on apps and online solutions when it comes to young children's education. How can we balance this when school is virtual?

Sep 4, 2020
2 min

Children's Help Needed To Turn Around This Year's School Experience

School is finally starting, but both in-person and virtual schooler are miserable. Children can fix this mess. Can we trust them?

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Kids Virtual Schooling This Fall? Some Unlearning Needs To Happen.

Learning mechanism in most schools is top down, which goes directly against independent learning. How to return to the independent child?

Aug 10, 2020
2 min

Winning Against Uncertainty Re: School This Fall

School situation is up in the air this fall, but opportunities are up for grabs. Here are my favorite five. What are yours?

Jul 27, 2020
4 min

Understanding Your Child's Needs and Abilities

Understand your child's learning needs and abilities. Series of posts to help K-3 parents set up their home for maximum learning this fall.

Jul 27, 2020
4 min

Screen-Time For Home Learning (For Grades K-3)

Screen-time for learning this fall for grades K-3. Understand what it can do for your family and what it can't before making final decisions

Jul 27, 2020
3 min

Set The Right Home-Learning Routine This Fall (For Grades K-3)

Now that your home is set, and you have an idea of what to expect of your child learning, it is time to set up some expectations